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Makes me wanna go out and get a shave and a haircut. Only costs two bits...

I've got all of these except for the latest (didn't even know it was out prior to this thread) and highly recommend them all.

Now I'd better split before the shit hits my fan...

You guys shouldn't get so worked up over this stuff. It's all mythology anyway. So who'd win in a fair fight: Thor, Hercules, or Jesus?

To ethically complicate things further - by the way, good question Tony - one could make the arguement that by burning copies (say for friends) and turning said friend onto a certain artist whom they would otherwise not spend their money on (or even be aware of), one is opening up the artist to a wider audience who might then go and actually buy their albums in the future or (more importantly?) pay to see them perform live. Screw my mangled syntax, but you get the point. I state the above from personal experience...

No need to rush on the answers. I'm hoping to go at it again this weekend!

I know them only by that one song of theirs that would be the hit single if they still made singles. Caught them on SNL a while back as well. I like what I've heard so far.

That's nuts! I don't know whether to be , , or

Couldn't agree more! As a starving college student in the early 80s, it was the used and cutout LPs that really got me going on what's turned out to be a 25-year love affair with jazz.

My only problem with STG is that the downloads are fairly slow for me - much slower than the speeds I get from the newsgroups for example. Still, if I start a download at night, it might be done the next morning or later in the day if i can get away with leaving my computer on while I'm gone. I've been stunned by the sound quality of some of these shows.

Well the first one I purchased directly from Mosaic was the Phil Woods set. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I first got hooked on Mosaic through some loose partial sets that I found very cheaply in the used bins. But they were enough to get that monkey onto my back...

Hey AB, did you get that live Ornette Coleman-Paul Bley Hillcrest date (from 1958 I believe)? Great stuff! Also check out that Don Cherry-Dollar Brand set from the early 70s. Was just posted a couple of days ago. Killer!

Ignorance, sometimes, really is bliss. Seriously, with more and more scientists tracking such stuff every day, I bet we will have such warnings in the future.

What are their criteria for such an "OK"? While I don't quite agree with the logic of that statement, basically Sharingthegroove prohibits anything that's been commercially released on official CDs. They are pretty strict about that. I have noticed some live shows (mostly European radio broadcasts) that have been released on CDs in the past, but a lot of those seem to be on "questionable" Euro bootleg labels.

<Bump> since this site came up again in another thread - and because there's some incredible live and unreleased stuff on here that has to be heard!

One of the Verve Roland Kirk discs pushes 80 minutes

Ah, I can finally post again! I'm glad I composed this in Word before cutting and pasting... All right, I’ve waited long enough – it’s time to embarrass myself once again. This may have been the hardest BFT disc for me. I’m not that knowledgeable in this style of jazz and some of the tracks sound almost the same to me. It’s generally a style I enjoy – and this disc makes for a nice sampler – but I have no idea what’s what and who’s who. As usual, without reading anything prior... 1. The more I listen the more I’m digging this chugging, modern-sounding big band groove. Almost reminds me of a cross between Fleetwood Mac’s “Tusk” and some 60’s TV show theme – so could Oliver Nelson have had something to do with it? Don’t think so, but otherwise I’m at a loss for guesses. 2. Again, a “heavy” Big band sound – could it be a drummer’s band? I dunno, but it also has a more modern sound to it. 3. This almost sounds familiar, but again not a clue. 4. Monk tune? Again, it sounds familiar, but the context is different from what I’m used to. Where the big band – heck, this is “just” a small ensemble. 5. Again, this sounds almost like the jazz soundtrack to an old film noir or TV show theme. I like the bari sax sound here – would this be Leo Parker? I have one of his two BN’s and though I haven’t listened for a while this vaguely rings a bell. 6. Again, that atmospheric, noir-ish sound. I really dig it, but I’m not sure if I’d want a whole album like this. If not for the flute, this would almost sound like 60’s Ellington to me. Again, Oliver Nelson as arranger? 7. Me like this! No idea who does what though. Love the contrast between the bari and the vibes. I suppose if I guess Oliver Nelson enough times I’m bound to get one of them right, so let me guess that this is from one of those Nelson-Lem Winchester pairings (though I don’t think they ever worked together in such a large band context). 8. It just dawned on me that one of these tracks – I don’t know which – must come from the soundtrack to The Man With the Golden Arm. It’s not this track, I know, but I just thought of it so it’s going here. 9. I’m sure Sangry and a few others could identify that “bending” sax style with one eye tied behind their back (or something like that), but I have no idea who it is. But it’s pretty neat. If I close my eyes I can almost imagine getting a lap dance by Bettie Page in some smoke-filled 1950’s dive. 10. Ah, I know this! It’s uh, Cuban or something like that. Seriously, I like the rhythm but the vocals aren’t doing much for me. Sounds fairly recent. One of those Concord Picante discs perhaps? 11. Hmm, almost the same vibe as the previous track. I like it, but again it’s not something I’d probably take for an entire album. What? It’s over already? 12. I think I know this song, but it’s taken at a much faster tempo than usual. Or I’m just blowing smoke. Is Vint trying to trick us by using more than one track from the same album? I kinda like that weird, almost hesitant piano solo. The sax, meanwhile, doesn’t really go anywhere for me idea-wise. 13. I think I may have this; at least it sounds very familiar. Is that a bandoleon? Astor Piazolla, possibly, but I don’t recall him playing in quite this sort of jazz context. Still, I really dig the sound. Thought for a minute that it was Lovano’s “Viva Caruso” disc, but no. 14. Same deal as #13, though I don’t like this one as much. But there are vibes, so this might be from one of Gary Burton’s Piazolla tribute albums, like this one http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&u...l=Aqfu06jao7180. 15. Very moody. Nice. This sounds like an earlier track slowed way down. Again, my suspicions that some of these tracks come from the same disc or at least the same performers. 16. What more can I say but “nice.” This almost feels like a sampler disc of vaguely Cuban/Argentine moody/mellow and/or big band jazz. Nothing wrong with that of course, but I think I may enjoy this disc more after I learn who the artists are. It’s just not much fun for me to guess at this point since I’m not that well versed in this style/genre. But that doesn’t mean that I’m not liking the music.) 17. Okay. Once again, this has a film soundtrack-y feel to it. 18. Whoa – this one went right by me it was so brief. No idea… 19. More old-fashioned in style – with those Bubber Miley-style mutes – but a fairly recent “recreation” I’d guess. Maybe a Wynton-led thing? I’d like this better if it was a faster, less “draggy” tune. 20. Ah, a nice jaunty vocal to close things out. Did Vint say this was a “bonus track” of sorts? Could be as it certainly is different for this comp. Amusing lyrics given the context. I like this a lot, though the vocalist doesn’t ring any bells and I’m not really that enamored of his voice (in the way that I can’t get enough of, say, Joe Williams). I’m gonna bet that this is the favorite track of some BFT7 listeners.

Oh man, does THAT bring back some memories of high school BASIC! I used to know that programming language shit, now I can barely get Windows to not crash. B)

I know it will sound like gloating, but I've had an advance copy of this set since last summer. It was supposed to come out in October (says so right on the cover), but has been delayed for months by Sony. I'll believe it's out when I see it. Real nice set by the way. Time Out may be my least favorite of the five discs (though likely because the music is most familiar to me)..

Andrew Hill's at the Jazz Bakery this week (replacing, I believe, Martial Solal). I'm hoping to be there on Saturday night.

Just got this over the weekend and it has me flummoxed! Mw/GA sure likes his big bands (and fairly eccentric big bands at that). I've only had a chance to listen once so far and am not quite sure what to think. I'm generally digging what I'm hearing, though I'm not sure if I could stand a whole album by some of these artists. I have a feeling I'm going to be pleasantly shocked by some of the answers. I'm really getting a kick out of these BFTs - especially as we're getting a taste of everyone's favs. Answers/guesses later today...

And even so I have fewer overall posts than anyone else on this page!

Just got into this recently - really fresh and funny. The white "Nigger Family" sketch is one of the funniest things i've seen in years.